Payal vs Payson

Side-by-side comparison of Payal and Payson - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Payal

Girl name

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Name B

Payson

Boy name · Rank #2646

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Metric Payal Payson
Current Rank Unranked #2646
Total Births (all years) 674 1,443
Peak Year 1981 2015
Peak Year Births 34 78
Peak Decade 1980s 2010s
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1975 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Payal Payson
1910s - 5
1920s - 10
1930s - 7
1960s - 5
1970s 59 -
1980s 271 5
1990s 244 124
2000s 85 401
2010s 15 613
2020s - 273

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payal Payson
2014 - 74
2015 5 78
2016 - 71
2017 - 59
2018 - 56
2019 - 47
2020 - 51
2021 - 51
2022 - 39
2023 - 46
2024 - 50
2025 - 36

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1975–2015.

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